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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-25
a Wooden Dinner Service.

A pleasant little story is told of u
former Wheeling lady who removed to
Texas some time since. In the city in
which she resides dinner parties became
ve,y fashionable, and the society ladies
We'd with each other in exhibiting the
finest chinawarc until it became almost a
mania. The lady who gave the last din
ner attempted and generally succeeded
in outrivalling her predecessor in the
way Of fine china, and the former
Wheeling lady determined to outdo
them all; so when her dinner party was
announced, the society in that place
were all worked up in anticipation of
something grand.
The day came and the expected guests.
The usual chat and gossip preceded the
dinner, and then the guests were escort
I'd to the dining room. OF course, they
were all on the tiptoc of expectancy and
all eyes Immediately turned TO the table
when they entered tn, room. And
what sight met their gaze. Yc
gods! Where were the previous dinner
partiesl There stood the table in all
its grandeur---nn ordinary table, covered
with torn and tattcrcd cloth, common
wooden plates with newspaper cuts
pasted in them in mock Imitation Of
hand painted china. An immense
wooden bowl stood in the centre Of the
able, out of which protrudcd common
in ladle, and everything was of the most
pristine character. The break was too
good, and the guests were compelled to
acknowledge that they had all been out
lone. But they sat down and then they
we're served with one of the most elc-
CANT and elaborate dinners it had ever
been their good fortune TO partake Of
But that completely knocked out the
inc china rage, and Mrs. WIS dinner
party was the talk of the town for many
lays. Bright idea, wasn't itl--[Whcel-
ing CIV. Va) Register
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Fasliion No,.a

The reign of the tan-colored glove
is over.
Draped fronts are popular, although
becoming only to slender women.
Long cloaks improve each year in the
magnificcncc of their details.
The pinked out dress trimmings so
popular in Paris have not "taken" here
Scalskin glove, for womcn's wear
have the palms and inside finger pieces
of dog skin.
A novelty in dressing is the use OF
dark-bluc or dark-red passementorieq
on cream color
MORE and changeablc ribbons have
driven the brocaded ones entirely out
Of fashionable favor.
Partisan milliners are using steel or
namerts very extensively in their latest
productions.
Decided puppies have superseded the
heliotrope tints in favor, and are quite
as generally unbecoming.
There are very many stylish shapes in
drcssy bonnets, but nothing so pro-
nounced as last years styles.
Strings to bonnets arc wider than they
were, but the close bonnet still has mar
row velvet strings fastened by jewellcd
pins.
Green velvet is largely used for cover
ing drcssy bonncts, and ia seen in all
the various stylish shades.
The close, heavy braiding on some Of
the stuff dresses imported this year is
very elaborate and heavy in weight and
their beauty docs not show for much in
I the street.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-25
ABeau,ifyIpr Operation.

went with a girl friend yesterday to
sec her beautiied, says Clara Belle In
one of her New York letters. The place
was no factory of hair-colorings or COM
plexion-washes, but the highly profess
sioual New York Hospital, one Of our
great public benefactions, and the
beautificr was staid and orthodox DIR.
Bull. The maiden was already pretty,
save that she had the disfiguraturc
known as hare-lip The improvement
will make her entirely kissable. Too
few parents are willing. through false
kindness to their children or through
ignorance, to submit their little ones to
the knife of the surgeon at m early age !;
and rs result we have around us un.
slightly persons who might have had their
features nodded into those of good.
looking men and women. The case in
point was that of girl of about II, who
had single hairlip, with protrusion of
the teeth of the upper jaw. There was
also cleft in that jaw, which, of course,
complicated tho dcformity. Had the
operation been formed in infancy, the
chances are that the woman would have
shown very slight, if any, traces of tho
surgeons work; but, as it is, more or
less plain scar will always be visible.
She was put under ether, and small
slice cut off one side of the issure In the
lip, and slice off the other side, nearly,
but not quite, to the bottom OF the lip.
Then these raw edges were brought to-
gether and stitched, and the piece of
flesh that remained from the second in
cision was carried along the base OF the
lip, so that no indentation should be
afterwards observed. The surgeons
plastic hand now went to work to
fashion the disfigured member into one
that should serve her we'll for the re-
mainder of her days. This then COM
pleted the lip, and there were left only
the protruding teeth to remedy
With two or three sharp blows of the
mallet upon the chisel the top parts Of
the two sides OF the jaw were separated
brought into opposition by depressing
them. and secured in place. Then the
operation was ended; and it showed i'm
mediate signs Of great and lasting i'm
provement in appearance-one which
cannot fail to be Of vast benefit to her as
woman. She has never voluntarily
smiled since she was old enough to
know of her disfiguration, so fearful
was she of displaying it. A month
hence she can begin life Of smiles.
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4 ChfLd,s Pcrccntinn

A child's penetration is keencr. and
child's iungment is faircr, than most
parents imagine. IL is true that a child's
knowledge is limited and that therefore
nc can he easily turned aside from in
curry into a realm Of facts with which
he is quite uuacquliuted. But when it
comes 10 the discerning Of spirit and
character and to the testing Of reason
for or against given course Of action. a
child is less likely to be deceived than n
person whose perceptions have been
blunted through misu,iag. Parents are
continually being judged by their child.
rem and these Judgments arc likely To
abide through life. In ordinary social
life conventional ways may impose on
men and women Of the word, but such
ways do not deceive God or the child.
rem. There are two places whore parents
are measured Ut their true worth-tho
closet anl the nursery. 49, Sunday School
Times.
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THE SAVAGE WAY.
Hs~ the i...s. rses.. =. I,i.ry-o,.


The nyasc is emphatically the child Of
nature. He lives close TO nature. his onlv
education u gained in natures school
hen the Indian receives an injury be
does not seek cure in mineral poisons brf
olnds ON the simple leaf, administers the
natural recovery.
Our rugged ancestors who pierced the viii
derness, built their uncouth out Comfortable
log cabins, which in time became the broad
fertile NEEDS OF the modern farmer, found in
roots and herbs that lay c.ose at hand ma
lures potent remedies for all their common
ailments II was only In very serious e, ~.
they sent for old saddle-bagsr with his
physic, which quite as often killed as cured.
Latter day society has wandered too Far
away from nature, in every way. for its own
good. Our grandfathers and grandmotber.
lived wholesomcr, purer, better, healthier
more natural lives than we do. Their minds
were not filled with noxious isms nor their
bodies saturated with poisonous drugs
Is II not time TO make a change. To return
TO the simple vegetable preparations of our
grandmothers, which contained tn, power
and potency OF nature as remedial agents,
ana In al the ordinary ailments were effica-
cious, at least harmless
The -proprietors Of Warmers Log Cabin
Remedies have thought so, and have put ON
the market q number of thess pure vegetable
preparations, made from formulas secured
after patient searching into the annals of
the past, so that those who want them need
not be without them
Among these Log Cabin remedies will be
found Log Cabin Sarsaparilia.n for the
blood; LOG Cabin Hops and Buchn Reme-
dy," tonic an stomach remedy: LOG
Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy, v
Log CABIN Scaipire,' for strengthening
and renewing the hair; log Cabin Extract
for both external and internal application;
Log Cabin Liver Pills.: LOG Cabin Rose
Cream an old but effective remedy for
catarrh, and LOG Cabin Plasters." All
these remedies are carefully prepared from
recipes which were found, after long investi.
CATION, to have been those most successfully
used by our grandmothers of I've olden
time" They are the simple, vegetable, eff
cacious remedies OF Log Cabin days.
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lllHAT
Ais
YoU7

Do ron feel dull, languid. low-spirited tife-
less. aud indeecribably miserable, both phyp1-
cal!y and mentally; experience eenee OF
rsilnsss or SlSs.ins after eating. or e scas-
ing. tongue coated. bitter or bad taste In
mouth, irregular appetite. dixxincee. frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, floating spocks :"
before the cyce> nervous prostration or ex-
h.nstion; irr.aniiity 90 TEMPER: hot aIaAes.
biting, transient pains hero and thefe. cod
feet, drowsincss after meals, wakefulncoa. or
disturbed and unrefreshing sleep. constant.
understandable feeling OF dread. or OF tmpend-
ing calamity7
ff you have all. or any considerable number
or these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common OF American maladieo-
bilious Dyspepsia. or Torpid Liver. associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. Tho moro
complicated your disease has become. the
greater the number and diversity OF symp-
DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery
will eubduc 10, II taken according TO direc-
tons for n reasonable length of time. IL not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
ton OF the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease.
rheumatism, Kidney Disease. other grave
maladies are quite liable To set In and, sooner
or later, induce fatal termination.
DIR. Pferce's Golden Medical Dis
cOvcry acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system OF all blood-taints and Inn
p,irities, from whatever cause arising. It y
equally efhcacious In acting upon the Kid
neys. and other excretory organs, cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases. AZ
an appctixing, restorative tonic, IL promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building UP
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Aguc. and kindred diseases.
DIR. Pterce's Golden Medical Dle.
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registered for years past. The oldes

registered for years past. The oldes
prorcd to be %, the majority 10.
az assure you" said the good-looking
curate. plenty of them are much over
40, but where is the woman, even on &
solemn occasion, who will tell the truti
about her own agcr
1t is a pretty and usual custom te
have a page and maid of honor, gener.
ally children, strew flowers before the
bride upon her entrance and distribute
marriage favors among the guests, such
as orange blossoms tied up with whit.
satin ribbon. An immense number o.
weddings take place each year before
3 o'clock in the day at st. Georges,
since this is the latest hour fixed by the
law as proper and legal and this is the
parish church in Belgravia, aad, in fact,
of tho jewellers OF the court end OF
aristocratic London.
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SADDLERY.

aud the bsst for monding pottery which
does not require washing.
Never use any but the bread knife to
slice bread, and IL possible cut no moro
than actually needed. Sec to It, also,
that your knife is sharp or your slices
will be ragged and irregular Evenly
cut slices, not too thick or too thin, are
moro tempting.
Stains Of fruit or good table linen ctn
be removed without injury 10y using the
following with care: Pour boiling
water on chloride Of limc, ia the pro-
portion Of one gallon to quarter OF n
pound, bottle it, cork it well. and in
using be careful not TO stir IT, Lay the
stain IN this for moment, then apply
white vinegar and boil The table linen.
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y.m.l. n.rh.r. IN P.r.l..

The female barber, with pair OF
tweezers, removes every outlying hair
from the region Of the lady's eyebrows.
1t Is the ambition Of every Persian
woman that her eyebrows shall meet,
or at least appear to do so. So attract
I've are eyebrows that meet that they
are called the bridge Of love-" The
first care, then, of the Persian beauty
Is with little pencil of anthony to
unite her eyebrows, and then she pro-
cceds to make them appear of unnatural
thickness. Her cyclashcs are penciled,
too, in manner not unknown to our
countrywomen. -tPall Mall Gazette.
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tn re Is great intensity of the physical
condition sometimes, and there are facts
which we cannot go behind. In ilustra-
ton further of facts which settle the points
OF prompt and permanent cure, the fol-
lowing cases are cited In 1874 Mrs. Mary
X. Shecd suffered terribly with chronic
neuralgia. She writes from lilo Maryland
Avenue, Washington. ID. c. In the first in-
stance she states: II suffered terribly with
neuralgia in the face: very severe attack
extending 10 hack and shoulders; suffered
intensely. Tried st. Jacobs Oil; had parts
well rubbed at night; IN the morning all
pain gone, masically." June 10. 1887, She
writes from 224 Eleventh. Street. S. w. as
follows: Pour years ago l sent you VOL
untary certificate setting forth the fact that
had been q great sufferer with neuralgia in
my face. neck aud shoulders | obtained n
bottle of 81. Jacobs Oil. and after three APP
plications j was entirely relieved from all
pain, and from that time To the present
have never had retnm. The effect was
miraculous Again, Feb. 6. 1887, Mr.. X.
q. Troll, ST. Louis, Mo, writes: 'ln March,
1851, suffered terribly with neuralgia: had
suffered nearly three years. Applied st.
Jacobs Oil Mt SIS A. NJ. at $40 took the
rag off; at o A. NJ. went To work. In less
than live minutes after that the pain was
gone; The one application cured me. Have
not had return uf il since" Mr.. +. w.
Spanelcr, York, Pa, June IL, 1887, writes
Years ago had neuralgia; am not subject 10
II now. The cure by the use of st. Jacobs
Oil was permanent. There has been no re
currence of the painful aiiliction." Chas.
w. Law, Jr., Pottstown, Pa, April 49, 1887,
writes: WAS troubled for years with neu-
ralgia in neck and head. Tried ST. Jacobs
Oil; had tried different kinds Of remedies
without effect. One bottle of the former did the
business. No return of pain and aches.n In
almost every instance the reports are the same
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Hnnsehnih Hints.

Io clean zinc use strong vinegar.
much worn broom is very hard on
@a Dapt
Ifro.-ibIo keep ono utcnsil sacred to
.ua lIonc.
IH' covers Of the range should never
D.. lowed to get rcd hot
" you wish your bread to he white,
I very little lard into tho -four.
granite iron kettle may BE- made
'.' inside by boiling a small quantity
...N 10 it.
IH1 new tins all over with lard and
through before using first time and
vi. not rust.
h.p the -four barrel roiscl few
from the floor, 50 that tho air
circulate underneath All prevent
.nnss.
paste made % starch, glycerinc AID
... o' p1ri- rcmtilf plastic anl % 4
pew. logger than any other cement,
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yenrs Teach More Than Books.

Among other valuable lessons Unmarried nv
this teacher is the fact that for n very long
time DIR. Pierre's Golden Medical Discovery"
blood purifiers being the household physician:
OF the poor man and the able consulting physi
clan To the rich patient, and praised by all for
its magnificent service and efficacy in all dis
eases OF "A chronic nature as malarial poison
ing, ailments of the respiratory and digestive
systems, liver disease and in all cases where
the use of an Alternative remedy is indicated.
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Sessions of the Con,.ts

SeSsfOnS OF the Courts
Circuit Court. i2th Judicial Cisccis, Hon
James u. Armstrong, presiding -Tes ms be
gin as folio -:
Grant County Fourth Tuesday in March
6rst Tuesday in June and third Tuesiny h.
October.
Hampshire County Tuesday in P,b.
ruary, second Tuesday In Nay AID tbirJ
Tuesday in September.
Hardy County --Second Tuesday In March
last Tuesday in May and frat Tuesday In
October.
Mineral County Second Tuesday in Ian.
oarr, fourth Tuesday in April and q rs, ru.s
dag in september.
Pendleton Cornty.--Second Wednesday In
April, Wednesday after second Tuesdny IN
June, and hrst Wednesday ia November.
County Court OF Hampshire County. John
T. Vance. President l.. 4. Sch nibbe. and Il.
Powell Commissioners; C.S. White. CLERK
The regular sessions are held beginning on
tho ntst Tuesday IN January, April aud DC.
'Oeer, and 4tA Tuesday iu July.
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known and used by physicians all over the
world. SCOTS EMULSION not only gives flesh
and strength by virtue of its own nutrit Gus
properties, but creatcj an appetite for food
that builds up the wasted body. II have been
using SCOTS Emulsion for several years, and
am pleased with its action. Ny patients say
It is pleasant and palatable. and all grow
stronger and gain flesh b. the use OF IL. ! use
1t In all cases of wasting diseases, and IL Is
spc cially useful for children when nutrient
mod cation Is needed, as in Marnsmus."-T.
w. PIERCE, NJ. d., Knoxville, Ala.
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To the Editor:-Plcaso inform your readers
that ! have n positive remedy Tor the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands OF
hopcless cases have been permanently cured.
shall be glad 20 send two bottles of my remedy
THEE 20 any OF your readers who have con-
SUMPTION ~ they Will send me their Express
and Il. q. address. Respectfully.
4. A. SLOCUM. NC. ISL Pear! ST. N. Y.
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of either sex, however induced. prompts, thor-
oughly and permanently cured. send 10 cents
in stamps for large illustrated treatise Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, 6G3 Main
Street, Buffalo, " Y.
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TAKE all the sorrows out of life, and
you take away all richness, and depth,
and tenderness. Sorrow is the furnace
that melts selfish heats together in
love.
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II is diacuIt 20 "pass the butter al
some boarding house tables without
hold .ug the nose.
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ToTAL GLuE' mends everything Broken
Cbina, Glass. Wood. Free Walls at Drugs & Gro
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will certainly cure you. or no charge, Treatise
on Catarrhal Troubles ma led free. Address,
CITY Hall Pharmacy. 2Gf Broadway, y.
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has recently been increased in size. making u
by far the cheapest illustrated Family Weekly
published. That IL IL highly appreciated IL
.hown by the fact that IL has won its way into
1000 families The publishers issue n new
Announcement and Calendar, showing in
creased attractions for tho new year. II Sl.75
g sent now, IL Will pay for THE COMPANION to
Jan, 1889; and you will receive the admirable
Double Thanksgiving and Christmas Num-
bers, and other weekly issues to Jan. 1st, free.
has the inside track
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II makes married man mad TO pay
S27 for a bonnet that nc has TO look
twice a. 20 sec. -Pht'aieip5iq CaN
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a TotoI EcIips,

Of all other medicines by Or. r.. v Piercc's
Golden Medical Discovery" Is approaching.
and consumption, which Is scrofulous disease
Of the lungs.
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That cannot be healthy condition IN whicl
few prosper and the great mass are drudg :
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Delicate Discnsca

Character would be impossible were there
20 temptation.
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XyaudcrfuI Eood m nd NJ n jicyu.

Good manners and good morals are sworn
friends and firm allies
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The Nnnfh,a ('nmnnnInn

1t takes a great deal of grace to be ALE t.
bear Iraise.
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\ Joint debpto-A quarrel for the prime cut
~ the fowl.
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CURES ALL HuN0RS.

from a common Blotch. or Eruption, to ths
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, Ecyer-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, In short, all disease
powerful, purifying, and invigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
it's benign influence. Especially has Il man.
tested its potency In curing letter. Eczema,
Erysipclas, Boiis, Carbuncles. Sore Eyes, Scroll
ulous Sores and Sweilings, Hip-joint Disease,
white Swclings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents In
stamps for large Treatise, with colored
plates. on Skin Diseases. or the same amount
for u Treatise on Scrofulous Affections
"FOR THE BLOOD IS the LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse IL by using DR.. Picrccss
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health will be established.
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CONSUMPTION

which Is Scrofula OF the Lungs, IL arrested
and cured by this remedy, IL taken In tho
earlier stages OF the disease. From its mar
when first Offering this now world famed rem
edy to the public, DIR. Pierce thought seriously
of calling it his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
a medicine which, from its wonderful COM
bnation of tonic, or strengthening, Alternative,
or blood-cleansing, anti-biliouJ, pectoral and
nutritive properties is unequnled, not only
as o remedy. for Consumption, but for All
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Observation-Disclosures

10LD .. worth 500 per N. remrs Eye saivs /.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1887-02-26
puniand, !l!G., 44I,s05

puTlIand, !lig., Mi,s05. MAJOR s. D. ABBOTT (springfeld, Mo), in 1871 was afflicted with Iamc 50cli, Ei!cn2.I0tisHL and Kidney tr0H52a. Lonsulted the very best physicians in 1. aa Francisco, and vis- ited all the mineral springs thers. Took a hcGl.! trip to tho New England SiRtss, buG i0E seven years suffered o0nst0a aH2! from his malady, which had resulted in Rri9ht's disease. After using q couple dozen bottles of Warmers SAFE Cure, and two of SAFE Pills, he wrote: My back and kid neys are scjtfout paim, and, thank God, ] owe it all to Warner's SAFE Remedies"
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1887-02-26

MISS z. L. BOARDMAN (Quechss, Vt, in May, 1882, began to blOat, assncs came stonach trouble, sexukls Headaches, and finally the dSclcr,s opinion that it was Brights djsessDex and iHcurabte. Eventually ale tI came nearly bIiad, pronounced py the doctors to be the tGst stage II Bright's disease. After having bseA under treatment by WarRsr'S SA4x Cu,c for One vear, she reported, @1 ana Gs tCeiE as GavoNe."